Obituaries

Clayton J.F. Hill
Oct. 17, 1918-March 28, 1919

Niles Daily Star, Friday, March 28, 1919, page 1, col. 2, microfilm Niles District Library

INFANT HILL DIED TODAY

Clayton Hill, five months old son of Mr. and Mrs. J.F. Hill, died this morning after an illness of bronchial pneumonia. Funeral will be held Sunday afternoon at 1:30 o'clock from the residence, one mile west of the city, on the Buchanan road. Rev. W.H. Camfield, pastor of the Evangelical church will officiate. Burial at Sivler Brook cemetery.

Note: Addl. information is from Michigan Death Certificate.

Robert Edward Hubbard
April 7, 1923-May 15, 1975

Niles Daily Star, Thursday, May 15, 1975, page 2, col. 6, microfilm Niles District Library

NILES--Robert Edward Hubbard, 52, 1922 S. 17th st., died at 5:10 a.m. today at Memorial Hospital, South Bend.

An employe at Garden city Fan Co. he was born April 7, 1923 in Modock, Ill. and had lived here for 20 years, coming from Princeton, Ind.

On Jan. 22, 1951 in Princeton, he married the former Mary Lucille Loyd, who survives. Also surviving are his mother, Mrs. Eva Watkins of Niles; three sons, Michael of Niles and Patrick Alan and Anthony Alan, both at home; and a daughter Stacey Michaell, at home.

Private funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m. Saturday at the Pifer Chapel of the Swem-Smith Funeral Home, with the Rev. Paul Bauer of First Presbyterian Church officiating.

Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery. Friends may call after 7 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.

Infant Girl Teeple
May 10, 1975-May 10, 1975

Niles Daily Star, Monday, May 12, 1975, page 3, col. 4, microfilm Niles District Library

NILES--Funeral services were held today in Silverbrook Cemetery for the infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Stephen J. Teeple, 1603 Regent St. She was stillborn at 8:44 p.m. Saturday in Pawating Hospital.

In addition to her parents, survivors include two sisters, Jennifer Ann and Stephanie Kay Teeple at home; grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Chester Teeple of Niles and Mr. and Mrs. Claude Hart of Hot Springs, Ark., and greatgrandparents, Mrs. Mary Wright and Mrs. Hart of Murphysboro, Ill.

Funeral arrangements were in charge of the Halbritter Funeral Home.

L.D. Cheney
June 22, 1890-May 6, 1975

Niles Daily Star, Wednesday, May 7, 1975, page 2, col. 7, microfilm Niles District Library

BERRIEN SPRINGS--L.D. Cheney, 84, died at 9:30 a.m. Tuesday in the Unity Hospital in Buchanan after an illness of two weeks.

The owner of Dad and Lad's used furniture business in Berrien Springs, he was born June 22, 1890, in Hamilton, Mich. and lived in Berrien Springs most of his lifetime.

On March 19, 1911, in Decatur he married the former Cora Wilson, She died May 2, 1945.

Surviving are four sons, Lyle of Knox, Ind., Leonard and Burton of Niles and Julius of Mishawaka; four daughters, Mrs. Harry (Maxine) Crevey of Buchanan, Mrs. Alva (Edna) Hartline of Marcellus, Mrs. J.R. (Eva June) Adkins of Niles and Mrs. Lawrence (Wanda) Thompson of Matthews, Ind.; 45 grandchildren, 83 greatgrandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held at 1 :30 p.m. Friday at the Pifer Chapel of the Swem-Smith Funeral Home in Niles with the Rev. Ralph Pletcher, Pastor of Coulter's Chapel Church of God, officiating.

Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery, Niles.

Friends may call after 7 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Arthur F. Eycleshymer
Nov. 22, 1869-March 10, 1955

Niles Daily Star, Friday, March 11, 1955, page 2, col. 5, microfilm Niles District Library

Arthur F. Eycleshymer, 85, of 222 North 13th Street, retired Niles Post Office clerk, died at 11:30 p.m. Thursday in the Sunny Brook Rest Home at Roseland, Ind.

Eycleshymer, who worked 29 years for the Post Office here before retiring 20 years ago, was born Nov. 22, 1869, in Hastings, Mich., and came to Niles 46 years ago from LaGrange, Ind.  He was a member of the Masonic Lodge, the National Federation of Post Office Clerks and the First Presbyterian Church. His wife, Josephine, died Nov. 8, 1954.

Surviving are: a son, Harold D. Eycleshymer, of Niles; two daughters, Mrs. Fred Wedel, of Niles, and Mrs. Hazel Ritchey, of Ludington, Mich, five grandchildren, and a sister, Mrs. Laura Baker, of Niles.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday in the Kiger Funeral Home here  with the Rev. T.M. Greenhoe, Pastor of the First Presbyterian Church, officiating. Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery with graveside rites performed by the Masonic Lodge. Friends may call at the funeral home.

Dr. Thurston R. Hurd
Aug. 24, 1892-March 19, 1955

Niles Daily Star, Saturday, March 19, 1955, page 2, col. 5, microfilm Niles District Library

Dr. Thurston R. Hurd, 62, of 1306 Broadway, who practiced 40 years in the Niles and Berrien Springs areas, died at 3:10 a.m. today at Pawating Hospital following an illness of one year.

Dr. Hurd was born Aug. 24, 1892, in Clio, Mich., and came to Niles from Houghton, Mich., in 1919. He graduated from Kirksville College of Osteopathy in Kirksville, Mo., in 1915, and practiced for 25 years in Niles. He also practiced in the Berrien Springs area for 15 years. He was married Dec. 20, 1919, in Houghton to Miss Mabel Stoyle, who survives.

Also surviving are: a son, Frederick J. Hurd, of Baltimore, Md., and a brother, Mr. M.C. Hurd, of Punxsutawney, Pa.

Funeral services will be held at 3:30 p.m. Monday in the Kiger Funeral Home here with the Rev. John G. Carlton, rector of Trinity Episcopal Church, officiating. Burial will be in Silverbrook Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home.

Dr. Hurd was a member of the American Legion and was a veteran of World War I.